Under Ash and Ember

[Verse 1]
Smoke on the sea-wind
Ash in my beard
Steel in my fingers
I carry my fear

Old oaks are watching
Stone hills remember
Names cut in antlers
And carved into ember

[Chorus]
Under ash and ember
I rise
I rise (hey!)
Teeth of the mountain
Fire in its eyes
I hear my fathers pounding in my chest
Dragon of the darkness
Fall and let us rest

[Verse 2]
Scales like green granite
Wings blot the moon
Heat splits the heather
Night turns to noon

My shield arm is shaking
My throat starts the cry
“By blood
By bone
By river”
I answer the sky (oh!)

[Chorus]
Under ash and ember
I rise
I rise (hey!)
Teeth of the mountain
Fire in its eyes
I hear my fathers pounding in my chest
Dragon of the darkness
Fall and let us rest

[Bridge]
I walked through the burning
I tasted the smoke
Its shadow fell over me
The old curses broke

One breath
One heartbeat
One swing
One spark
Its crown in my red hands
Its roar torn apart

[Chorus]
Under ash and ember
I rise
I rise (hey!)
Bones of the dragon piled at our side
I hear my fathers singing in my chest
Write me in the sagas
Say I did my best

[Outro]
Red dawn on the longships
Scars fresh
Hearts strong
We sail from the fire
As the hills learn my song